“We shall suffer no attachment to literature, no taste for abstract dis...” — George Ripley Quote

“We shall suffer no attachment to literature, no taste for abstract discussion, no love of purely intellectual theories, to seduce us from our devotion to the cause of the oppressed, the down trodden, the insulted and injured masses of our fellow men.”

“Then hast our the Red Stone perfect with less labour, expense of time and costs, for the which ever thank God.”

“To that movement, consecrated by religious principle, sustained by an awful sense of justice, and cheered by the brightest hopes of future good, all our powers, talents, and attainments are devoted.”

“I hardly need to abstract things, for each object is unreal enough already, so unreal that I can only make it real by means of painting.”

“Child poverty is more than an abstract problem to me. It's something I know all too much about.”

“Music is very abstract. When we talk about music, we're not discussing the music itself but rather how we react to it.”